Guidance for LBAP Partnerships

Writing a Local Biodiversity Action Plan

• Abernethy, V. and Scott, M. (2001) A Flying start:Local biodiversity action in Scotland.    Scottish Executive

 Scottish LBAP manual

• Scottish Biodiversity Group (1997)  Local Biodiversity Action Plans: A manual  . The Scottish Office, COSLA.
• Appendices A-D UK LBAP guidance   
• Appendices E-I  LBAP examples   

Other relevant guidance

• Scottish Biodiversity Group (2001) Biodiversity in a nutshell   
• Scottish Biodiversity Group (2001) Geodiversity guidance 

Doing a biodiversity audit

Species

Scottish Natural Heritage (1999). Local Biodiversity Action Plans - technical information on species.

• Mosses, liverworts, lichens and fungi  
• Flowering plants
• Invertebrate animals
• Vertebrate animals 

Habitats

Ellis, N.E. and Munro, K. (2004). A preliminary review of the distribution and extent of BAP priority habitats across Scotland. 

Reports coming soon

Local Biodiversity Action Plan Prioritisation Project    - this project was commissioned to help LBAP Partnerships prioritise UK Biodiversity Action Plan (UKBAP) species and habitats of greatest conservation concern within their LBAP Partnership boundaries.

A Strategic Review of Local Biodiversity Action Plans in Scotland - this is a review of the effectiveness of Scottish Natural Heritage funding to promote local biodiversity action in Scotland via Local Biodiversity Action Plans (LBAPs).